This spaghetti dish comes in at a super thrifty 46p for a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids) – less than 12p a person! It is really tasty too, the stock cube flavours it really well. The veg goes super soft and disguises well in the sauce, which is great for fussy little ones.

I made a double quantity of this (which uses the full carton of passata and pack of spaghetti), which left enough to make a large spaghetti frittata with the leftover tomorrow, and also leave a little container in the fridge for if we get peckish in the week.

We made this dinner as part of our Live Below The Line week – it would have been fine on it’s own, but we served with a tiny sprinkling of grated cheese and a 34p garlic baguette which still kept the total for the dish under £1 for the 4 of us.